Massacre Victim Josephine Gay Had Just Celebrated Her 7th Birthday

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NEWTOWN, Conn. (CBSNewYork) — Newtown elementary school massacre victim Josephine Gay had just celebrated her seventh birthday three days before her life was cut short.

Josephine was called a “beautiful angel” in many posts on a Facebook page set up in her memory.

The Wall Street Journal reported that she loved to ride her bike in the street and set up a lemonade stand in the summer, and that she loved the color purple.

Shown in a widely-distributed photo with a broad smile, green traffic cone on her head and a pair of glasses sliding down her nose, Josephine was nicknamed “Boo” because of her resemblance to the character in the movie “Monsters Inc.,” the New Haven Register reported.